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Old 03-06-2009, 06:21 AM
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From what i have noticed in my tank I actually had to bring my schedual down once from 10-9 hours and i have noticed improvement. Today i was thinking how my T5's are producing to much light and in some cases I have also noticed that even milli's in the higher points in my tank are losing color and a stylo on the sand is losing it's base color. My acro's are doing decent but have become a bit dull so right now i am going to give this a shot. i will be updating my build thread so i will have before and after shots.
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Old 03-06-2009, 06:32 AM
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I brought mine down from 10 hours to 6 hours a few months back. I have seen nothing but great results. Pretty much exactly what people have been saying in that thread--better polyp extension, better color, better growth.

It makes sense too...If you go a bit further than that thread and do some reading (search on google scholar about Photoinhibition in corals) you will find its not completely clear yet but most scientists are leaning towards excessive amounts of light actually "exhausting" corals and slowing growth down.
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7 hours for my tank. Good growth and nice colours. So far so good.
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Old 03-06-2009, 07:44 AM
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7 hours for my tank. Good growth and nice colours. So far so good.
How long have you been at 7 hours?
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